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Posted: 5/24/2011 12:05:49 AM EST

Recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award, Elizabeth Redfenbaugh, left and Egyptian Wael Ghonim, right, applaud during the ceremony at the JFK Library & Museum in Boston, Monday morning, May 23, 2011. Ghonim's Facebook page played a role in organizing the protests that led to the ouster this year of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Redenbaugh, elected to the New Hanover County, N.C. school board in 2008, stood in opposition to a redistricting plan she feared would lead to racial segregation of middle schools. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Posted: 5/24/2011 12:05:49 AM EST

Caroline Kennedy, right, presents Kevin Kay, a junior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md., with the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award essay plaque for winning the contest at the JFK Library & Museum in Boston, Monday morning, May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Posted: 5/24/2011 12:05:49 AM EST

Recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award, Elizabeth Redfenbaugh, right, and Egyptian Wael Ghonim, left, shake hands at the conclusion during the ceremony at the JFK Library & Museum in Boston, Monday morning, May 23, 2011. Ghonim's Facebook page played a role in organizing the protests that led to the ouster this year of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Redenbaugh, elected to the New Hanover County, N.C. school board in 2008, stood in opposition to a redistricting plan she feared would lead to racial segregation of middle schools. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Caroline Kennedy, left, applauds recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Award, Elizabeth Redfenbaugh, center and Egyptian Wael Ghonim, right, at the JFK Library & Museum in Boston, Monday morning, May 23, 2011. Ghonim's Facebook page played a role in organizing the protests that led to the ouster this year of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Redenbaugh, elected to the New Hanover County, N.C. school board in 2008, stood in opposition to a redistricting plan she feared would lead to racial segregation of middle schools. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Wael Ghonim, representing the people of Egypt for their popular uprising demanding democratic reforms, accepts a 2011 Profiles in Courage Award from Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (L) during the Profiles in Courage Awards ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Egyptians in the audience cheer as Wael Ghonim, representing the people of Egypt for their popular uprising demanding democratic reforms, accepts a 2011 Profiles in Courage Award during ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

A video showing scenes from the recent popular uprisings in Egypt is shown as Wael Ghonim (L), representing the people of Egypt for their popular uprising demanding democratic reforms, accepts a 2011 Profiles in Courage Award during ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Victoria Reggie Kennedy, wife of the late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, sits onstage during the Profiles in Courage Award ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

2011 Profiles in Courage Award recipients Elizabeth Redenbaugh, a New Hanover County North Carolina School Board member who stood up against what she perceived as racial segregation in school redistricting plans (C), and Wael Ghonim (R), representing the people of Egypt for their popular uprising demanding democratic reforms, pose with their award with Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

2011 Profiles in Courage Awards recipient Wael Ghonim, representing the people of Egypt for their popular uprising demanding democratic reforms, speaks during the Profiles in Courage Award ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Elizabeth Redenbaugh, a New Hanover County North Carolina School Board member who stood up against what she perceived as racial segregation in school redistricting plans, accepts a 2011 Profile in Courage award from Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (R) during the Profiles in Courage Awards ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Wael Ghonim, representing the people of Egypt for their popular uprising demanding democratic reforms, is congratulated by Victoria Reggie Kennedy (R) after accepting a 2011 Profiles in Courage Award during ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Wael Ghonim, representing the people of Egypt for their popular uprising demanding democratic reforms, accepts a 2011 Profiles in Courage Award from Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg (L) during the Profiles in Courage Awards ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange listens during a news conference at the Frontline Club in London May 10, 2011. Assange, who infuriated Washington by publishing thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables, was given a peace award in London on Tuesday for "exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights".
REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a news conference at the Frontline Club in London May 10, 2011. Assange, who infuriated Washington by publishing thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables, was given a peace award in London on Tuesday for "exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights".
REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange listens during a news conference at the Frontline Club in London May 10, 2011. Assange, who infuriated Washington by publishing thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables, was given a peace award in London on Tuesday for "exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights".
REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange listens during a news conference at the Frontline Club in London May 10, 2011. Assange, who infuriated Washington by publishing thousands of secret U.S. diplomatic cables, was given a peace award in London on Tuesday for "exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights".
REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS)